"The truth may hurt for a little while but lies hurts forever"
- anonymous
The truth no longer seems singular, there are many versions of it. I can see that the line between truth and lies seems more obfuscated than ever.
I hate being lied to. Not just because I don't accept an alternative truth, but because it distances me from the genuine truth.
Being lied to make us feel vulnerable and disrespected. Lies make us feel betrayed.
So what happens when we become a victim of our own lies?
We lie to ourselves. To take the path of least resistance. To rationalize our emotional desire to avoid tension.
But lying to yourself creates a false version of reality that distances you from true self.
"If you want to be successful you must respect onr rule: never lie to yourself" - Paulo Coelho
We all lie but not all is a liar.
What is a lie? An embellished version of the truth? An alternative truth? Or simply avoiding the truth to escape reality.
"Lie": a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive.
A lie cuts both sides, a lie never hides. The truth went away, and what you are left with now? Perpetual lie.
© Gustavo Razzetti (March 31)
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The Lies
Short StoryThis story is for someone who always LIE not just to anyone but also to themselves. Let us remember that there's a lot of reasons we are who we are. A/N: sorry for the grammatical and spelling errors, I'm not good at it LOL. Thanks if you're reading...
